Date of Award
7-1981
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Jeanne Donovan
Second Advisor
Daniel J. Richie
Abstract
This paper is a study of a means of improving the instruction of composition. It is a comparison of the Bay Area Writing Project Method to the Traditional Writing Method. An experiment was conducted using a treatment group that was taught composition through the Bay Area Writing Project Method and a control group that was taught composition through the Traditional Writing Method. The results were two-fold. Statistically, there was not a significant difference in post-test scores on a holistically graded composition, but if one considered the number of students showing improvement and the increased mean score, the Bay Area Writing Project Method was the better. The experimenter concluded that the Bay Area Writing Project Method is an improved method of instruction, but more research should be done to identify those aspects of the Bay Project that are most beneficial.
Recommended Citation
Black, Nancy, "The Comparison of the Bay Area Writing Project and Traditional Composition Methods" (1981). Theses. 359.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/359
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